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The following 33 countries are members of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies:
When deciding on a State's eligibility for membership the following factors will be taken into consideration:
1) Whether it is a producer or exporter of arms or industrial equipment;
2) Its non-proliferation policies and its appropriate national policies, including:
Adherence to non-proliferation policies, control lists and, where applicable, guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and the Australia Group; and through adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Biological and Toxicological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention and (where applicable) START, including the Lisbon Protocol;
3) Its adherence to fully effective export controls.
The Wassenaar Arrangement is open on a global and non-discriminatory
basis to prospective adherents that comply with the agreed criteria. Admission
of new members requires the consensus of all members. The arrangement does
not have an observer category.
These criteria are also stated in the Initial
Elements, [Appendix 4].